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September 2011

September 16, 2011

Women at the Resurrection

Famously, the Gospels recount that the first witnesses to the resurrection of Christ were his...

September 09, 2011

On Biblical Scripture

The Problem What makes Biblical Scripture, Scripture for LDS Christians?* Historically one prominent model for...

August 2011

August 03, 2011

The Political and the Temple Ritual

How are we to evaluate rituals? What is their symbolic content? What clues can we...

July 2011

July 31, 2011

Prayest in thy closet…not thy classroom.

Authors note: I originally posted this February 9, 2010. 3 Nephi 13: 5 And when...

July 24, 2011

Meeting and Breaking Bread with the Bloggernacle

This past month I met Ben from Juvenile Instructor. What a humble and brilliant person....

July 15, 2011

200 Posts

My illustrious blogging career has reached a certain milestone of 200 posts. I started blogging...

July 04, 2011

Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments (1848)

When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one portion of the...

June 2011

June 27, 2011

the mARTyrdom of joseph smith

June 27, 1844 marked the martyrdom of Joseph Smith. Artist Andrew Knaupp's depictions of this...

June 24, 2011

Friday fun: Most Holy Traffic Report Ever?

I can't remember if this clip made the bloggernacle rounds back when it first hit...

June 21, 2011

Chris H. for Congress!

With the announcement of Huntsman running for president and all the focus on Mitt and...

June 19, 2011

I Love Being a Dad!

Being a father is a lot harder than I ever would have imagined. However, it...

June 18, 2011

Reflections on Being a Dangerous Mormon

Worried about the possibility of a Romney presidency, evangelical writer Warren Smith recently labeled Mormonism...

June 13, 2011

Mizuko Kuyō (abortion)

During my recent perambulations through various sacred texts searching out how major spiritual traditions claim...

June 12, 2011

Turning Away From Guile: An Apology

My lips...or should I say my finger tips...have been with much guile. I need to...

June 12, 2011

License to Sin

Lately whenever I've visited out in SLC I've had a meetup with my evangelical Christian...

June 11, 2011

The Temple of Joseph and the Temple of Sam

Upon arrival in Billings, we decided to do initiatory work for some of Lyndee's ancestors....

June 08, 2011

Going to the Temple

This week, my family is taking a trip to Billings, Montana. The Billings Temple is...

June 08, 2011

Book Review: Schweizer, “Hating God: The Untold Story of Misotheism”

Title: Hating God: The Untold Story of Misotheism Author: Bernard Schweizer Publisher: Oxford University Press...

June 07, 2011

Pharisees, Scribes, and Modern Disciples

In TYD’s post below, “A Prophet is Only a Prophet When…,” one of the commenters,...

May 2011

May 29, 2011

My Private Obscene Secret

I've recently been haunted by Kathleen Flake's statement from last month: "Mormonism is a pre-modern...

May 19, 2011

Manifesto Against “TBM”

This post isn't a direct response to Chris's or Enoch's posts, but I want to...

May 18, 2011

Hopeful Agnostic Sympathetic Mormon

I appreciated Chris H’s post and wanted to respond regarding the boundaries of Mormonism, the...

May 17, 2011

True Blue Mormon Liberalism

Can there be a faithful liberal Mormonism? I have recently rediscovered my faith in Christ...

May 12, 2011

Mormons in the National Jukebox

From NPR: [Yesterday] the Library of Congress and Sony Music Entertainment announced the launch of...

May 09, 2011

Me, the Prophets, and History

I have to confess that I am not really a fan of the prophets. No,...

May 09, 2011

NPR’s First Listen: Cast Recording, ‘The Book Of Mormon’

I've only had the time to hear the first song, "Hello," which has been streaming...

May 08, 2011

A Mother’s Day Moment of Hope

Today, in testimony meeting, Kelly walked up to the pulpit. Five months ago, we did...

May 05, 2011

Happy Birthday Karl Marx!

In “Marx’s Contributions and their Relevance Today,” John G. Gurley takes an interesting approach to...

May 02, 2011

One Mormon’s reaction to the death of Osama bin Laden

Even my post title is loaded. By referring to the situation as "the death of,"...

April 2011

April 28, 2011

Mormon Birthers Holler Back!

After several years of silliness the President has released his long form birth certificate, putting...

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